https://rawcull.netlify.app/tags/version-1.6.1/Recent content in Version 1.6.1 on RawCullHugoenTue, 21 Apr 2026 16:44:57 +0200https://rawcull.netlify.app/blog/2026/04/21/version-1.6.1/Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://rawcull.netlify.app/blog/2026/04/21/version-1.6.1/<h1 id="rawcull-changelog--v159--161">RawCull Changelog — v1.5.9 → 1.6.1<a class="td-heading-self-link" href="#rawcull-changelog--v159--161" aria-label="Heading self-link"></a></h1> <p>RawCull version is updated to version 1.5.9 on Apple App Store.</p> <h2 id="rawcull-161--release-notes">RawCull 1.6.1 — Release Notes<a class="td-heading-self-link" href="#rawcull-161--release-notes" aria-label="Heading self-link"></a></h2> <p><strong>Release date:</strong> April 21, 2026<br> <strong>From:</strong> <code>v1.5.9</code> → <code>v1.6.1</code></p> <h2 id="-whats-new">🚀 What’s new<a class="td-heading-self-link" href="#-whats-new" aria-label="Heading self-link"></a></h2> <ul> <li><strong>Nikon NEF support added</strong> via a new <code>RawFormat</code>-based architecture.<br> This expands RawCull beyond Sony ARW workflows and lays groundwork for broader RAW format support.</li> <li>Nikon NEF file support is currently experimental. While other functions are operational, the extraction of focus points is not functioning as expected.</li> </ul> <h2 id="-performance-improvements">⚡ Performance improvements<a class="td-heading-self-link" href="#-performance-improvements" aria-label="Heading self-link"></a></h2> <ul> <li><strong>Grid View selection performance improved from O(n) to O(1)</strong>.<br> In practice, this should make selection interactions much snappier, especially in larger sets.</li> </ul> <h2 id="-workflow--ux-improvements">🧭 Workflow &amp; UX improvements<a class="td-heading-self-link" href="#-workflow--ux-improvements" aria-label="Heading self-link"></a></h2> <ul> <li><strong>Fixed navigation behavior in Burst Groups</strong>, improving consistency while moving through burst sequences.</li> <li><strong>Grid View is temporarily disabled while thumbnails are being created</strong>, preventing inconsistent interactions during indexing/loading states.</li> </ul> <h2 id="-under-the-hood-changes">🛠️ Under-the-hood changes<a class="td-heading-self-link" href="#-under-the-hood-changes" aria-label="Heading self-link"></a></h2> <ul> <li>Refactored Nikon handling into dedicated extraction types: <ul> <li>NEF thumbnail extraction</li> <li>NEF JPEG extraction</li> </ul> </li> <li>Added a <strong>binary TIFF-walk fallback</strong> for NEF JPEG extraction, improving resilience across file variants.</li> </ul> <h2 id="-maintenance--logging-cleanup">🧹 Maintenance &amp; logging cleanup<a class="td-heading-self-link" href="#-maintenance--logging-cleanup" aria-label="Heading self-link"></a></h2> <ul> <li>Removed noisy/unused logs, including: <ul> <li>CacheDelegate eviction debug logging (commented out)</li> <li>Noisy NEF extractor warning log</li> <li>One additional log message cleanup</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <hr> <h2 id="upgrade-notes">Upgrade notes<a class="td-heading-self-link" href="#upgrade-notes" aria-label="Heading self-link"></a></h2> <p>The next version submitted for upgrade on the Apple App Store will be released sometime next week, and version 1.6.x.</p>